Cicada Exuvia

Subject: Beetle type carapace, Australia Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia October 11, 2013 6:01 pm I found a few of these large empty outer shells of beetle type bugs in my garden. They measured about 1.5 – 2 inches in length. Head and pincers indicated a beetle. They are well camouflaged on the tree. This one was still stuck to the tree although the creature inside the shell exoskeleton has gone – perhaps it was eaten? Or it has shed its skin. What bug made these? Location is in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. Signature: Charlotte